Just sent out my newsletter yesterday. Wrote a little piece about people hitting their dogs. Nothing bothers me more than that. There is no reason to hit a dog. None. If a dog does not know what he's supposed to do, it's not his fault, it's ours. We haven't trained enough or proofed enough or rewarded enough. Generally people hit dogs out of frustration or stress. That's not fair to the dog. And there goes your relationship with your dog-right out the window.
DogFest is coming up this weekend. I hope to go and maybe take Mary. She used to be my training dog. She's 9 now and she might like getting out a bit. I walk her but the excitement of a new place and new people might do her good. I can only go Sunday at 11am as I teach all weekend.
I really miss having a doberman. I never thought I'd say that. I always swore I wouldn't own another one but I really miss Flame and Frankie. Maybe someday....
Thank you for being on the front line and spreading the word about no need to get physical and "hit" another animal or human for that matter....
ReplyDeleteSounds like you had a tough, deep in thought day.
Dogs sure are good at making these type of days feel better.
Hope the rest of your week started to brighten up.